Tickera flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Tickera (Barunga West Council, SA) - 113.59 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tickera's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Tickera

Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.

Tickera at a glance

Parcels 484 Median lot 17,816 m²

How Tickera is zoned

Rural 75%
Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands 20%
Conservation 4%
Rural Living 1%
Township 0%
Community Facilities 0%

Selling in Tickera? The zone and overlays on this page are the Planning and Design Code controls a Form 1 vendor's statement has to disclose.

Across its 113.59 km², Tickera is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 80% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 17,816 m² across 484 parcels.

Who lives in Tickera

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Tickera suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
194
usual residents, 2021
Median age
62
years
Median household income
$881
per week, Barunga West Council suburb typical $1,330
Median rent
$155
per week, Barunga West Council suburb typical $175
Median mortgage
$867
per month
Household size
2.1
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 935, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Tickera's 194 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.6%
5-14 7.7%
15-19 5.1%
20-24 1.5%
25-34 5.6%
35-44 5.1%
45-54 6.2%
55-64 25.1%
65-74 31.3%
75-84 8.2%
85+ 1.5%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Wakefield - Barunga West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Tickera. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Tickera itself.

9,198 in 2001 to 9,786 in 2025, up 6%.

Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.

Tickera data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
ZoningMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)

Profile last materially updated 3 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

Check a specific Tickera address

See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.

The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Tickera lot.

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Tickera planning - frequently asked

Is Tickera flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Tickera and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.

Is Tickera bushfire-prone?

Around 80% of Tickera is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Barunga West Council average of 92%.

Is Tickera under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 10% of Tickera in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,000 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.

What is the zoning in Tickera?

The dominant planning zone in Tickera is Rural, though the suburb also includes Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands and Conservation.

Does Tickera have heritage-listed places?

Tickera has 3 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Tickera?

Across 484 surveyed parcels in Tickera, the median lot size is about 17,816 m².

What is the population of Tickera?

At the 2021 Census Tickera had 194 usual residents, with a median age of 62 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Wakefield - Barunga West statistical area, which contains Tickera, went from 9,198 people in 2001 to 9,786 in 2025, up 6%.

Is Tickera an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tickera scores 935 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Tickera?

Median household income in Tickera was $881 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,330 for the typical suburb in Barunga West Council. Median rent was $155 a week and the median mortgage repayment $867 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Alford 11.7 km 0% 100%
Wallaroo Plain
Copper Coast Council
12.3 km 0% 99%
Ward Hill 15.8 km 0% 77%
North Beach
Copper Coast Council
18.0 km 0% 64%
Willamulka
Copper Coast Council
19.0 km 0% 100%
Kadina
Copper Coast Council
20.8 km 0% 98%
New Town
Copper Coast Council
20.9 km 0% 52%
Wallaroo
Copper Coast Council
21.3 km 0% 84%
Wallaroo Mines
Copper Coast Council
22.2 km 0% 78%
Matta Flat
Copper Coast Council
22.6 km 0% 42%

See all Barunga West Council suburb profiles →